Kristen and Maddie's library

The Best Short Books

6 books under 300 pages

1. 1

   I Who Have Never Known Men

   Jacqueline Harpman

   A woman raised among thirty-nine female prisoners explores an abandoned world in this novel about isolation, freedom, and what makes us human.

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2. 2

   I'm Thinking of Ending Things

   Iain Reid

   A psychological horror novel in which a road trip to meet a boyfriend’s parents becomes an unsettling exploration of identity and isolation.

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3. 3

   The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion

   Beth Brower

   The first volume of Emma M. Lion’s fictional journals, following her return to London in 1883 and her encounters with eccentric relatives and neighbors.

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4. 4

   A Room with a View

   E. M. Forster

   Published in 1908, this novel follows Lucy Honeychurch as she navigates love, social conventions, and independence in Italy and England.

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5. 5

   Piranesi

   Susanna Clarke

   A novel about a man living in a vast, labyrinthine house whose exploration reveals unsettling truths about his world and identity.

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6. 6

   Extremity

   Nicholas Binge

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